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Ford Contour 1995–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14375 · NHTSA communication 618641 · issued Sep 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1995–1997
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with a 2.5l duratec engine may exhibit an engine overheat condition due to lack of circulation of coolant. *jb

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.